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INFORMATION FOR CONTRIBUTORS
Editorial Policy
ORTESOL Journal, a professional, refereed publication,
encourages the submission of previously unpublished
articles on topics of significance to individuals concerned
with the teaching of English as a second or foreign
language, especially in elementary and secondary education,
and in higher education, adult education, and bilingual
education. As a publication that represents a variety
of cross-disciplinary interests, both theoretical and
practical, the Journal invites manuscripts on a wide
range of topics. The following areas are of special
interest:
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curriculum design and development
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instructional methods, materials
and techniques
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testing and evaluation
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professional preparation
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politics and pedagogy
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technology enhanced learning
The Journal particularly welcomes submissions which
draw on relevant research with a focus on direct application
in the classroom (methods, materials, techniques and
activities) at all levels of instruction. Journal articles
should be written in a style which is reader-friendly
and therefore accessible to classroom teachers. While
maintaining a practical focus, the articles should,
nevertheless, be well-founded in research and include
references to the appropriate literature.
General Information for Authors
ORTESOL Journal invites submissions in three categories
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Full-length Feature Articles. Manuscripts
should usually be between 2,000 and 4, 500 words.
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Research Notes. The Journal invites
short descriptions of completed studies or projects
in progress. Manuscripts should be no more than 500
words.
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Teaching Notes. The Journal invites
brief descriptions of successful teaching projects,
practices, activities or techniques that may be adapted
and applied by other teachers in a variety of classroom
settings. Manuscripts should be no more than 500 words.
Notes should specify guidelines that other professionals
can follow and include objectives, class and preparation
time, target audience level, implementation techniques
and suggestions for alternatives.
General Submission Guidelines
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All manuscripts receive a blind
review.
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Please submit the manuscript as
an electronic file (.rtf or .doc). Also include, in
a separate electronic file (.rtf or .doc) the author’s
name, full mailing address, daytime and evening telephone
numbers, email address, institutional affiliation
and short (50 words) bio-data. Images may be incorporated
into the manuscript for review, but should also be
available as separate files for printing.
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Submissions must not have been previously
published and should not be under consideration for
publication elsewhere.
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ORTESOL Journal requires
authors to follow ethical and legal standards for
work with human subjects. All research projects in
which human subjects participate, whether funded or
unfunded, are subject to the federal regulations governing
such research. Please adhere to your institution’s
human subjects review procedure, if there is one.
If there is none, you must do the following: inform
your participants that you are doing research in which
they will participate or be written about; make sure
they understand the nature of their involvement in
your research; explain the procedures; guarantee the
voluntary nature of the subjects’ participation;
protect confidentiality; explain potential risks,
if any; and obtain and keep on file a signed consent
form from each participant.
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Send electronic files via e-mail
attachment to:
Deborah Healey: dhealey AT uoregon DOT edu
Please address inquiries to:
Deborah Healey and Bryne Brewerton, Co-Editors
Contact:
Deborah Healey
AEI/Dept. of Linguistics
5212 University of Oregon
Eugene, OR 97403-5212
dhealey AT uoregon DOT edu
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